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@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ How do I fix it? **A:** It is difficult to provide a binary that runs on all Linux platforms since the library versions installed vary widely from distribution to distribution. For -example, `libpng14` has been available for many distributions since late 2009 -while the latest 2012 Ubuntu still uses `libpng12`. Unfortunately in these +example, "libpng14" has been available for many distributions since late 2009 +while the latest 2012 Ubuntu still uses "libpng12". Unfortunately in these cases, the best idea is to compile Textadept. This process is actually very simple though. See the [compiling][] page. Only the GTK+ development libraries are needed for the GUI version. (The ncurses development library is required for @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The source version contains all the files necessary for compiling Textadept. Autocompletion does not work for my language. Why not? **A:** -`modules/textadept/key_commands.lua` calls +*modules/textadept/key_commands.lua* calls [`_M.textadept.editing.autocomplete_word()`][] with `'%w_'`, which in [Lua][] is all ASCII alphanumeric characters and underscores. You can add character ranges in `'\xXX-\xXX'` or `'\ddd-\ddd'` [format][] (e.g. `'%w_\127-\255'`). @@ -88,13 +88,12 @@ bug reports. - - - **Q:** -Pressing "Control+O" in the ncurses version on Mac OSX does not do anything. -Why? +Pressing `^O` in the ncurses version on Mac OSX does not do anything. Why? **A:** -For whatever reason, "Control+O" is discarded by the terminal driver. To enable -it, run `stty discard undef` first. You can put the command in your `~/.bashrc` -or `~/.bash_profile` to make it permanent. +For whatever reason, `^O` is discarded by the terminal driver. To enable it, run +`stty discard undef` first. You can put the command in your *~/.bashrc* or +*~/.bash_profile* to make it permanent. - - - @@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ no messages. What can I do? **A:** You likely have old modules that are not compatible with Textadept >= 5. Most offending modules use the `module()` Lua 5.1 function which was removed in Lua -5.2. You can temporarily move your `~/.textadept/` directory elsewhere and +5.2. You can temporarily move your *~/.textadept/* directory elsewhere and restart Textadept to be sure old modules are causing problems. You can correct them using the [migration guide][]. |